play someone false en · VERB
Meanings
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To betray someone; to be disloyal to someone.
And yet she was ensnaringly beautiful, despite her pride and self-consciousness; radiant and certain of conquest she stood before the man who alone seemed to have neither eye nor ear for charms that had never elsewhere played her false.
1893, E. Werner, Clear the Track!, page 94:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plays someone false | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| played someone false | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| played someone false | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| playing someone false | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sell down · sell out · sell down the river · swike · cross up · double-cross · traitorize · renegade · sell · stab in the back · play someone false · assfuck · quisle · go back on · knife · do someone dirty · do someone dirty · sell the pass · burn · betray · sell out · cross out · let down · false · turncoat · double-cross · cop out · do the dirty on